Three dead velociraptors lay on the ground, which Hong Xiao found a bit regrettable.
"The brains of these three velociraptors were destroyed. This means less material for studying their brain structure."
"If there's no material, there's no material. We'll hunt again next time," Li Dali said.
Li Dali didn't have many feelings about these velociraptors. After all, safety was the top priority. Killing them was an act of self-defense.
"Hong Xiao, are there any other threats around?" Li Dali asked.
"Besides these three velociraptors, it's just these little things," Hong Xiao replied.
Hong Xiao clicked on the footage captured by the drone. The screen showed many trees inhabited by small dinosaurs, only about twenty centimeters long. Some of these little dinosaurs were even foraging for insects. When the drone flew past, they quickly hid.
Hong Xiao said, "These dinosaurs are very small and feed on insects. They are found on many trees and pose no danger to us. Apart from them, there are no other dinosaurs around. Anything further is beyond the drone's wireless range. We need to keep moving to know what's in the distance."
Su Han looked at the small dinosaurs and said, "These dinosaurs should be called Arbor Reptiles."
"Mr. Su Han, I didn't expect you to know so much about dinosaurs," Hong Xiao remarked.
"Hahaha, when I see these dinosaurs, I sometimes suddenly know their names. Perhaps this is one of the privileges granted by the portal system!"
Su Han could only attribute this to the portal system. Could he say he knew about these dinosaurs from his past life? That was impossible! The information about him being a transmigrator absolutely could not be revealed!
To be safe, Su Han added, "However, I don't know the names of every single dinosaur."
"In that case, let's explore the surroundings. Let's move and extend the drone's exploration range a bit," Li Dali suggested.
"Wait, we can't be certain there are no dinosaurs like the velociraptors around. They hid when they saw our drone. It's possible some larger dinosaurs have also hidden. We need to continue using the drone for reconnaissance," Hong Xiao countered.
Hong Xiao then continued to use the drone to scout the area back and forth.
At this moment, several kilometers away, a small dot was reflected in the pupils of a creature. Then, the creature leaped from a high point and, spreading its wings, began to fly through the air.
At the same time, Su Han leaned in to look at the screen of the drone's remote control.
The drone's camera showed something that looked like a dinosaur.
"Is that a dinosaur?"
"It should be!"
"Fly closer and take a look."
As the drone flew closer, they truly saw the dinosaur's true form. It was a green, herbivorous dinosaur slowly moving and feeding on the leaves of low-lying ferns. They hadn't found this dinosaur earlier because its green color allowed it to blend in with the foliage.
"I see it, there's another one over there."
"There's one over there too."
"They are all the same color! The species is the same."
Su Han and Hong Xiao kept up their conversation. After finding the first dinosaur, they quickly spotted others of the same kind.
Nearby, the other three were scanning their surroundings. They couldn't look at the drone footage like Su Han and Hong Xiao.
Zhou Xiaoyue saw a black dot rapidly approaching in the sky in the distance. A bird? Zhou Xiaoyue immediately dismissed the thought. How could there be a bird? If there were birds, they'd be dinosaurs.
Zhou Xiaoyue looked at the flying black dot again. The black dot transformed into a dark mass. Huh? It was getting bigger? The dark mass continued to grow, becoming larger and larger. Zhou Xiaoyue immediately observed the target of the dark mass's flight. It was heading towards them.
"A dinosaur is flying this way. Move the drone quickly!"
At this moment, the flying dinosaur had reached the drone. A claw of the dinosaur swept towards the drone. Just as the dinosaur was about to strike, the drone darted downwards, narrowly evading the creature's grasp.
Hong Xiao, holding the drone's remote control, said, "It's a dinosaur. Its wingspan is over two meters! Mr. Su Han, what do you call this dinosaur?"
"Pterosaur. It can also be called a pterodactyl," Su Han replied.
The pterodactyl in the sky, having missed its grab, circled in the air and returned for another attempt.
"You pterodactyl, you want to catch my drone again?" Hong Xiao maneuvered the drone to land beneath the canopy of trees. The pterodactyl looked, still wanting to catch the drone, but the gaps between the tree canopies were not suitable for it. However, the pterodactyl didn't give up and began to circle above the tree canopy where the drone was hidden.
"Xiao Qian, take down that pterodactyl for me!" Li Dali ordered.
"Bang!"
Nearby, Qian Jiaxing adjusted his submachine gun to burst fire and shot at the pterodactyl. This time, he missed.
"Bang... Bang... Bang..."
After more than ten shots, the pterodactyl finally fell to the ground. Qian Jiaxing lowered the submachine gun and said, "If it weren't for the oxygen helmet affecting my judgment, that pterodactyl wouldn't have taken so long to fall."
"Beep beep beep..."
The air detector on the ground was beeping continuously. Several screens displayed a large amount of data.
"The data is here. Let me see."
Hong Xiao scanned the data.
"Great. Apart from the slightly high oxygen levels, the air data is normal. We can breathe normally in this air." Hong Xiao immediately removed the oxygen mask from his head.
"I've wanted to take off this oxygen mask for a long time!" Hong Xiao also removed his mask.
The others also took off their oxygen masks. The air from this alien world entered their nostrils, far exceeding the air quality of Blue Star, and carried a sweet scent.
"Let's go and check out that pterodactyl over there! Stay alert," Li Dali said.
The drone had circled several times. Li Dali believed there were no other dangerous dinosaurs around. It was now time to explore forward.
The group began to move forward, clearing the low bushes blocking their path as they advanced slowly. After some travel, they finally reached the spot where the pterodactyl had fallen. The pterodactyl's carcass was hanging from a fern.